Course code Course Name L-T-P-

Credits

Year of Introduction

HS210 LIFE SKILLS 2-0-2 2016

Prerequisite : Nil

Course Objectives

To develop communication competence in prospective engineers.

To enable them to convey thoughts and ideas with clarity and focus.

To develop report writing skills.

To equip them to face interview & Group Discussion.

To inculcate critical thinking process.

To prepare them on problem solving skills.

To provide symbolic, verbal, and graphical interpretations of statements in a problem

description.

To understand team dynamics & effectiveness.

To create an awareness on Engineering Ethics and Human Values.

To instill Moral and Social Values, Loyalty and also to learn to appreciate the rights of

others.

To learn leadership qualities and practice them.

Syllabus

Communication Skill: Introduction to Communication, The Process of Communication, Barriers

to Communication, Listening Skills, Writing Skills, Technical Writing, Letter Writing, Job

Application, Report Writing, Non-verbal Communication and Body Language, Interview Skills,

Group Discussion, Presentation Skills, Technology-based Communication.

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Creativity, Lateral thinking, Critical thinking, Multiple

Intelligence, Problem Solving, Six thinking hats, Mind Mapping & Analytical Thinking.

Teamwork: Groups, Teams, Group Vs Teams, Team formation process, Stages of Group, Group

Dynamics, Managing Team Performance & Team Conflicts.

Ethics, Moral & Professional Values: Human Values, Civic Rights, Engineering Ethics,

Engineering as Social Experimentation, Environmental Ethics, Global Issues, Code of Ethics like

ASME, ASCE, IEEE.

Leadership Skills: Leadership, Levels of Leadership, Making of a leader, Types of leadership,

Transactions Vs Transformational Leadership, VUCA Leaders, DART Leadership, Leadership

Grid & leadership Formulation.

Expected outcome

The students will be able to

Communicate effectively.

Make effective presentations.

Write different types of reports.

Face interview & group discussion.

Critically think on a particular problem.

Solve problems.

Work in Group & Teams

Handle Engineering Ethics and Human Values.

Become an effective leader.

Resource Book:

Life Skills for Engineers, Complied by ICT Academy of Kerala, McGraw Hill Education

(India) Private Ltd., 2016

References:

Barun K. Mitra; (2011), “Personality Development & Soft Skills”, First Edition; Oxford

Publishers.

Kalyana; (2015) “Soft Skill for Managers”; First Edition; Wiley Publishing Ltd.

Larry James (2016); “The First Book of Life Skills”; First Edition; Embassy Books.

Shalini Verma (2014); “Development of Life Skills and Professional Practice”; First

Edition; Sultan Chand (G/L) & Company

John C. Maxwell (2014); “The 5 Levels of Leadership”, Centre Street, A division of

Hachette Book Group Inc.

Course Plan

Module Contents Hours

L-T-P

L P

Sem.

Exam

Marks

I

Need for Effective Communication, Levels of communication;

Flow of communication; Use of language in communication;

Communication networks; Significance of technical

communication, Types of barriers; Miscommunication; Noise;

Overcoming measures,

Listening as an active skill; Types of Listeners; Listening for

general content; Listening to fill up information; Intensive

Listening; Listening for specific information; Developing

effective listening skills; Barriers to effective listening skills. Technical Writing: Differences between technical and literary

style, Elements of style; Common Errors, Letter Writing:

Formal, informal and demi-official letters; business letters, Job

Application: Cover letter, Differences between bio-data, CV

and Resume, Report Writing: Basics of Report Writing;

Structure of a report; Types of reports.

Non-verbal Communication and Body Language: Forms

of non-verbal communication; Interpreting body-language

cues; Kinesics; Proxemics; Chronemics; Effective use of body

language

Interview Skills: Types of Interviews; Ensuring success in job

interviews; Appropriate use of non-verbal communication,

Group Discussion: Differences between group discussion and

debate; Ensuring success in group discussions, Presentation

Skills: Oral presentation and public speaking skills; business

presentations, Technology-based Communication:

Netiquettes: effective e-mail messages; power-point

presentation; enhancing editing skills using computer

software.

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Need for Creativity in the 21st century, Imagination, Intuition,

Experience, Sources of Creativity, Lateral Thinking, Myths of

creativity

Critical thinking Vs Creative thinking, Functions of Left

Brain & Right brain, Convergent & Divergent Thinking,

Critical reading & Multiple Intelligence.

Steps in problem solving, Problem Solving Techniques,

Problem Solving through Six Thinking Hats, Mind Mapping,

Forced Connections.

Problem Solving strategies, Analytical Thinking and

quantitative reasoning expressed in written form, Numeric,

symbolic, and graphic reasoning, Solving application

problems.

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III

Introduction to Groups and Teams, Team Composition,

Managing Team Performance, Importance of Group, Stages of

Group, Group Cycle, Group thinking, getting acquainted,

Clarifying expectations.

Group Problem Solving, Achieving Group Consensus.

Group Dynamics techniques, Group vs Team, Team

Dynamics, Teams for enhancing productivity, Building &

Managing Successful Virtual Teams. Managing Team

Performance & Managing Conflict in Teams.

Working Together in Teams, Team Decision-Making, Team

Culture & Power, Team Leader Development.

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IV

Morals, Values and Ethics, Integrity, Work Ethic, Service

Learning, Civic Virtue, Respect for Others, Living Peacefully.

Caring, Sharing, Honesty, Courage, Valuing Time,

Cooperation, Commitment, Empathy, Self-Confidence,

Character

Spirituality, Senses of 'Engineering Ethics’, variety of moral

issued, Types of inquiry, moral dilemmas, moral autonomy,

Kohlberg's theory, Gilligan's theory, Consensus and

controversy, Models of Professional Roles, Theories about

right action, Self-interest, customs and religion, application of

ethical theories.

Engineering as experimentation, engineers as responsible

experimenters, Codes of ethics, Balanced outlook on.

The challenger case study, Multinational corporations,

Environmental ethics, computer ethics,

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Weapons development, engineers as managers, consulting

engineers, engineers as expert witnesses and advisors, moral

leadership, sample code of Ethics like ASME, ASCE, IEEE,

Institution of Engineers(India), Indian Institute of Materials

Management, Institution of electronics and telecommunication

engineers(IETE), India, etc.

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Introduction, a framework for considering leadership,

entrepreneurial and moral leadership, vision, people selection

and development, cultural dimensions of leadership, style,

followers, crises.

Growing as a leader, turnaround leadership, gaining control,

trust, managing diverse stakeholders, crisis management

Implications of national culture and multicultural leadership

Types of Leadership, Leadership Traits.

Leadership Styles, VUCA Leadership, DART Leadership,

Transactional vs Transformational Leaders, Leadership Grid,

Effective Leaders, making of a Leader, Formulate Leadership

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EVALUATION SCHEME

Internal Evaluation

(Conducted by the College)

Total Marks: 100

Part – A

(To be started after completion of Module 1 and to be completed by 30th

working day of the semester)

1. Group Discussion – Create groups of about 10 students each and engage them on a

GD on a suitable topic for about 20 minutes. Parameters to be used for evaluation is

as follows;

(i) Communication Skills – 10 marks

(ii) Subject Clarity – 10 marks

(iii) Group Dynamics - 10 marks

(iv) Behaviors & Mannerisms - 10 marks

(Marks: 40)

Part – B

(To be started from 31st working day and to be completed before 60

th working day of the semester)

2. Presentation Skills – Identify a suitable topic and ask the students to prepare a

presentation (preferably a power point presentation) for about 10 minutes. Parameters

to be used for evaluation is as follows;

(i) Communication Skills* - 10 marks

(ii) Platform Skills** - 10 marks

(iii) Subject Clarity/Knowledge - 10 marks

(Marks: 30)

* Language fluency, auditability, voice modulation, rate of speech, listening, summarizes key

learnings etc.

** Postures/Gestures, Smiles/Expressions, Movements, usage of floor area etc.

Part – C

(To be conducted before the termination of semester)

3. Sample Letter writing or report writing following the guidelines and procedures.

Parameters to be used for evaluation is as follows;

(i) Usage of English & Grammar - 10 marks

(ii) Following the format - 10 marks

(iii) Content clarity - 10 marks

(Marks: 30)

External Evaluation

(Conducted by the University)

Total Marks: 50 Time: 2 hrs.

Part – A

Short Answer questions

There will be one question from each area (five questions in total). Each question should be

written in about maximum of 400 words. Parameters to be used for evaluation are as follows;

(i) Content Clarity/Subject Knowledge

(ii) Presentation style

(iii) Organization of content

(Marks: 5 x 6 = 30)

Part – B

Case Study

The students will be given a case study with questions at the end the students have to analyze

the case and answer the question at the end. Parameters to be used for evaluation are as

follows;

(i) Analyze the case situation

(ii) Key players/characters of the case

(iii) Identification of the problem (both major & minor if exists)

(iv) Bring out alternatives

(v) Analyze each alternative against the problem

(vi) Choose the best alternative

(vii) Implement as solution

(viii) Conclusion

(ix) Answer the question at the end of the case

(Marks: 1 x 20 = 20)

Course code Course Name L-T-P - Credits Year of

Introduction

HS300 Principles of Management 3-0-0-3 2016

Prerequisite : Nil

Course Objectives

To develop ability to critically analyse and evaluate a variety of management practices in

the contemporary context;

To understand and apply a variety of management and organisational theories in practice;

To be able to mirror existing practices or to generate their own innovative management

competencies, required for today's complex and global workplace;

To be able to critically reflect on ethical theories and social responsibility ideologies to

create sustainable organisations.

Syllabus

Definition, roles and functions of a manager, management and its science and art perspectives,

management challenges and the concepts like, competitive advantage, entrepreneurship and

innovation. Early contributors and their contributions to the field of management. Corporate

Social Responsibility. Planning, Organizing, Staffing and HRD functions, Leading and

Controlling. Decision making under certainty, uncertainty and risk, creative process and

innovation involved in decision making.

Expected outcome.

A student who has undergone this course would be able to

i. manage people and organisations

ii. critically analyse and evaluate management theories and practices

iii. plan and make decisions for organisations

iv. do staffing and related HRD functions

Text Book:

Harold Koontz and Heinz Weihrich, Essentials of Management, McGraw Hill Companies, 10th

Edition.

References:

1. Daft, New era Management, 11th Edition, Cengage Learning

2. Griffin, Management Principles and Applications, 10th Edition, Cengage Learning

3. Heinz Weirich, Mark V Cannice and Harold Koontz, Management: a Global,

Innovative and Entrepreneurial Perspective, McGraw Hill Education, 14th Edition

4. Peter F Drucker, The Practice of Management, McGraw Hill, New York

5. Robbins and Coulter, Management, 13th Edition, 2016, Pearson Education

Course Plan

Module Contents Hours Sem. Exam

Marks

I

Introduction to Management: definitions, managerial roles and

functions; Science or Art perspectives- External environment-

global, innovative and entrepreneurial perspectives of

Management (3 Hrs.)– Managing people and organizations in

the context of New Era- Managing for competitive advantage -

the Challenges of Management (3 Hrs.)

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II

Early Contributions and Ethics in Management: Scientific

Management- contributions of Taylor, Gilbreths, Human

Relations approach-contributions of Mayo, McGregor's

Theory, Ouchi's Theory Z (3 Hrs.) Systems Approach, the

Contingency Approach, the Mckinsey 7-S Framework

Corporate Social responsibility- Managerial Ethics. (3 Hrs)

6 15%

FIRST INTERNAL EXAMINATION

III

Planning: Nature and importance of planning, -types of plans

(3 Hrs.)- Steps in planning, Levels of planning - The Planning

Process. – MBO (3 Hrs.).

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15%

IV

Organising for decision making: Nature of organizing,

organization levels and span of control in management

Organisational design and structure –departmentation, line and

staff concepts (3 Hrs.) Limitations of decision making-

Evaluation and selecting from alternatives- programmed and

non programmed decisions - decision under certainty,

uncertainty and risk-creative process and innovation (3 Hrs.)

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15%

SECOND INTERNAL EXAMINATION

V

Staffing and related HRD Functions: definition,

Empowerment, staff – delegation, decentralization and

recentralisation of authority – Effective Organizing and

culture-responsive organizations –Global and entrepreneurial

organizing (3 Hrs.) Manager inventory chart-matching person

with the job-system approach to selection (3 Hrs.) Job design-

skills and personal characteristics needed in managers-

selection process, techniques and instruments (3 Hrs.)

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20%

VI

Leading and Controlling: Leading Vs Managing – Trait

approach and Contingency approaches to leadership -

Dimensions of Leadership (3 Hrs.) - Leadership Behavior and

styles – Transactional and Transformational Leadership (3

Hrs.) Basic control process- control as a feedback system –

Feed Forward Control – Requirements for effective control –

control techniques – Overall controls and preventive controls –

Global controlling (3 Hrs.)

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20%

END SEMESTER EXAM

Question Paper Pattern

Max. marks: 100, Time: 3 hours .

The question paper shall consist of three parts

Part A: 4 questions uniformly covering modules I and II. Each question carries 10 marks

Students will have to answer any three questions out of 4 (3X10 marks =30 marks)

Part B : 4 questions uniformly covering modules III and IV. Each question carries 10 marks

Students will have to answer any three questions out of 4 (3X10 marks =30 marks)

Part C: 6 questions uniformly covering modules V and VI. Each question carries 10 marks

Students will have to answer any four questions out of 6 (4X10 marks =40 marks)

Note: In all parts, each question can have a maximum of four sub questions, if needed.

Course Code Course Name L-T-P-Credits Year of

Introduction

CE488 DISASTER MANAGEMENT 3-0-0-3 2016

Course Objectives

To provide an overview of the common hazards and their dynamics

To inculcate the basic concepts of disaster management

Syllabus

Fundamental concepts of hazards and disasters - Basic concept of Earth as a system and its

component sub systems - . Climate Change - Introduction to key concepts and terminology of hazard, vulnerability, exposure, risk, crisis, emergencies, Disasters, Resilience - Natural Disasters - Earth quakes, Landslides. Floods, Coastal disasters, Tidal waves, Tsunamis. Nature of Impacts - Anthropogenic Disasters – Soil degradation and desertification -water and atmospheric pollution -Hazard and disaster management plans for floods, tidal waves.

Expected Outcome

The students will

i. get general ideas about the processes involved in natural and anthropogenic disasters

ii. understand the concepts of disaster management and measures to mitigate and contain

common episodes of disasters

References: 1. Andrew, S., “Environmental Modeling with GIS and Remote Sensing”, John Willey and

sons, 2002 2. Ariyabandu, M. and Sahni P. (Eds), “Disaster Risk Reduction in South Asia”, Prentice-

Hall (India), 2003. 3. Bell, F.G., “Geological Hazards: Their assessment, avoidance and mitigation”, E & FN

SPON Routledge, London. 1999 4. Bossler, J.D., “Manual of Geospatial Science and Technology”, Taylor and Francis,

London, 2001 5. David Alexander, “Natural Disasters”, Research Press, New Delhi, 1993

6. Matthews, J.A., “Natural hazards and Environmental Change”, Bill McGuire, Ian Mason, 2002

7. Nick Carter. W., “Disaster Management - A Disaster Manager's Handbook”. Asian Development Bank, Philippines. 1991

8. United Nations , Mitigating Natural Disasters, Phenomena, Effects and options, A Manual for policy makers and planners, New York, 1991

COURSE PLAN

Module Contents Hours

End

Sem.

Exam

Marks

I

Fundamental concepts of hazards and disasters: Introduction to key concepts and terminology of hazard, vulnerability, exposure, risk, crisis, emergencies, Disasters, Resilience.

Basic concept of Earth as a system and its component sub

systems. Climate Change vis-a-vis the interrelationships of the

subsystems- Green House Effect and Global warming, basic

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QUESTION PAPER PATTERN (End Semester Examination)

Maximum Marks :100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs

Part A -Module I & II : 2 questions out of 3 questions carrying 15 marks each

Part B - Module III & IV: 2 questions out of 3 questions carrying 15 marks each

Part C - Module V &VI : 2 questions out of 3 questions carrying 20 marks each

Note : 1.Each part should have at least one question from each module

2.Each question can have a maximum of 4 subdivisions (a,b,c,d)

ideas about their causes and effects.

II Types of Natural Disasters I- Earth quakes, Landslides. Nature of impacts. 7 15%

FIRST INTERNAL EXAMINATION

III Types of Natural Disasters II- Floods, Coastal disasters- Cyclones, Tsunamis. Nature of impacts. 7 15%

IV

Types of Anthropogenic Disasters I– soil and soil degradation,

desertification. 7 15%

SECOND INTERNAL EXAMINATION

V

Types of Anthropogenic Disasters II-Fundamental concepts of

water and atmospheric pollution. 7 20%

VI Hazard and disaster management plans for floods, tidal waves. 7 20%

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION

Course

Code Course Name

L-T-P-

Credits

Year of

Introduction

CE469 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 3-0-0-3 2016

Prerequisites: Nil

Course objectives:

To know the various types of environmental pollution

To make aware the impact due to various types of pollutants and their assessment technique

Syllabus : Pollution, Types. Air pollution-sources, effects, types of pollutants. Water pollution,

characteristics of water pollutants, Solid wastes, sources, types, soil pollution, pesticide pollution.

Noise pollution, Impacts, positive and negative Environmental impact assessment, steps of doing

EIA, methodology adopted, EIA procedure in India, Case studies.

Expected Outcomes:

The students will gain basic knowledge of various pollution sources and their impacts

Text Books / References:

1. A K Srivastava, Environment impact Assessment, APH Publishing, 2014

2. John Glasson, Riki Therivel & S Andrew Chadwick “Introduction to EIA” University

College London Press Limited, 2011

3. Larry W Canter, “Environmental Impact Assessment”, McGraw Hill Inc. , New York, 1995.

4. Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India 2006 EIA Notification

5. Rau G J and Wooten C.D “EIA Analysis Hand Book” Mc Graw Hill

6. Robert A Corbett “Standard Handbook of Environmental Engineering” McGraw Hill, 1999.

COURSE PLAN

Module Contents Hours

Sem.

Exam

Marks %

I

INTRODUCTION: Classification of Pollution and Pollutants, –

Evolution of EIA (Global and Indian Scenario)- Elements of EIA

–– Screening – Scoping - Public Consultation - Environmental

Clearance process in India - Key Elements in 2006 EIA(Govt. of

India ) Notification

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II

AIR POLLUTION: Primary and Secondary Types of Pollutants,

sulfur dioxide- nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, WATER

POLLUTION: Point and Non-point Source of Pollution, Major

Pollutants of Water, Impact of pollutants

6 15

FIRST INTERNAL EXAMINATION

III

SOLID WASTE: Classification and sources of Solid Waste,

Characteristics, effects, e waste, : Effects of urbanization on land

degradation, pesticide pollution

NOISE POLLUTION: Sources of Noise, Effects of Noise,

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QUESTION PAPER PATTERN (External Evaluation) :

Maximum Marks :100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs

Part A -Module I & II : 2 questions out of 3 questions carrying 15 marks each

Part B - Module III & IV: 2 questions out of 3 questions carrying 15 marks each

Part C - Module V & VI : 2 questions out of 3 questions carrying 20 marks each

Note : 1.Each part should have at least one question from each module

2.Each question can have a maximum of 4 subdivisions (a, b, c, d)

Control measures

IV

Impacts of pollutants, types, scale of impact-Global, local

pollutants. Climate change, Ozone layer depletion, Deforestation,

land degradation , Impact of development on vegetation and

wild life

7 15,

SECOND INTERNAL EXAMINATION

V

Socio-economic impacts - Impact assessment Methodologies-

Overlays, Checklist, Matrices, Fault Tree Analysis, Event Tree

Analysis- Role of an Environmental Engineer- Public

Participation

8 20

VI Standards for Water, Air and Noise Quality - Environmental

Management Plan- EIA- Case studies of EIA 8 20

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION